Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in Apache Spark shipped with IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights (CVE-2018-11770)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in Apache Spark®, Version 2.0.1 that is used by IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights 1.3.6.
IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11770 Description: Apache Spark could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the exposure of REST APIs for job submission that are not controlled by authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run a driver program without authenticating.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148257&gt; for more information
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Also refer to external Disclosure URL specified below
<http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/105&gt;
<https://spark.apache.org/security.html&gt;

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Operations Analytics Predictive Insights v1.3.6

Remediation/Fixes

For standalone masters, as is used with Predictive Insights, disable the REST API by setting spark.master.rest.enabled to false.
Set this in the file $SPARK_HOME/conf/spark-defaults.conf

Workarounds and Mitigations

None